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Role Summary
The Contingent Labour Lead for Germany is responsible for leading the discovery, design, and implementation of a future-fit contingent labour operating model across Germany. The role will be based in Dahlewitz (near Berlin) and will act as the country subject-matter expert for all non-permanent labour.
Working closely with the Global Programme Lead for Non-Permanent Labour, the People (HR) Function, and Procurement, this role will lead a significant change programme. The successful candidate will play a critical role in bringing the business on the transformation journey, building trust, credibility, and strong stakeholder relationships across a complex global organisation.
What you will be doing:
Discovery & Current State Assessment
Lead a comprehensive discovery of current contingent and non-permanent labour usage across Germany, including:
End-to-end processes, policies, and governance
Supplier landscape and commercial models
Spend analysis and demand drivers
Compliance, risk, and control environment
Develop a clear fact base highlighting inefficiencies, risks, and opportunities for simplification, standardisation, and value creation.
Future Model Design
Partner with the Global Programme Lead for Non-Permanent Labour to design a future-fit contingent labour operating model for Germany.
Ensure the future model is scalable, efficient, and fully compliant with German labour law and regulatory requirements.
Place customer experience at the centre of the design, ensuring a simple, intuitive, and effective experience for hiring managers and stakeholders.
Work collaboratively across the People Function and Procurement to deliver a best-in-class, end-to-end solution.
RFP, Supplier Strategy & Market Expertise
Support the design and execution of a global and/or regional RFP and tender process for contingent labour services.
Provide deep expertise on the German contingent labour market, supplier landscape, and legal framework.
Contribute to supplier selection, commercial negotiations, and contracting strategy.
Implementation, Change & Stakeholder Engagement
Lead or support the implementation of the future contingent labour model in Germany, including:
Process design and rollout
VMS implementation and optimisation (ideally VNDLY)
Supplier onboarding and transition management
Communications, training, and adoption
Play a visible leadership role in a significant change programme, engaging senior stakeholders and bringing the business on the transformation journey.
Build strong, trusted relationships with hiring managers, business leaders, and functional partners to ensure sustained adoption and success.
Governance, Compliance & Continuous Improvement
Ensure ongoing compliance with German labour law, co-employment regulations, and risk controls.
Establish robust governance, reporting, and performance management frameworks.
Drive continuous improvement through data, insights, and stakeholder feedback.
Support readiness for potential future expansion into global or multi-country contingent labour services.
Position requirements:
- Proven experience leading contingent labour or non-permanent workforce solutions in Germany.
- Deep specialist knowledge of German contingent labour delivery models and local labour law.
- Fluency in German and English (written and verbal).
- Strong understanding of Vendor Management Systems (VMS); experience with VNDLY is highly desirable.
- Demonstrated experience delivering complex change programmes in a global, matrixed organisation.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills with a proven ability to influence, engage, and bring the business on a transformation journey.
- Strong analytical capability, including spend analysis and insight-led decision making.
- Willingness and ability to travel as required.
Desirable:
- Experience supporting or leading global or multi-country contingent labour programmes.
- Knowledge of the UK and US contingent labour markets and regulatory environments.
- Experience supporting global RFPs and large-scale supplier transitions.
- Exposure to Global Business Services (GBS) or shared services environments.
What do we offer:
- 12 months fixed-term contract with possible extension
- Development opportunities: This is a high-impact transformation role with potential to extend in the future to cover global contingent labour services
- Annual bonus
- Hybrid work model (2 days in the office / 3 days from home
Human Resources
03 Juni 2026; 00:06
